Malaysia

Malaysian central bank holds firm on rate cuts

It cited strong domestic demand and robust investment spending as providing enough buffer against the growing global financial turmoil.

Malaysian central bank holds firm on rate cuts

It cited strong domestic demand and robust investment spending as providing enough buffer against the growing global financial turmoil.

Malaysian exports boom by 6.7% yoy in May

Electronics and mining goods helped boost performance.

Malaysia opens US$2B healthcare IPO

IHH Healthcare's listing in Malaysia nails the country as top Asian IPO destination for 2012.

IHH listing seen as significant step towards greater cooperation among Asian bourses

PM Najib says it also indicates the growing international presence of Malaysia’s healthcare industry.

Malaysian retail business on the rocks with cautious consumers

Credit card circulation even dwindled to less than 500k from about 700k.

External headwinds remain strong for Malaysia

These will continue to weigh on the export and industrial performance, says DBS, but Malaysia’s economic growth will remain fairly resilient.

Malaysia's growth to remain driven by strong domestic demand

This is how the Statistic Department chief statistician of Malaysia sees it.

Surf and watch? Web connected TVs growing popular in Malaysia

Sales of web-connected TVs jumped from a mere 7% to 17% over the last 12 months.

Lower inflation forecast for Malaysia

It is said to be the country with the best inflation profile right now.

Malaysia government spends close to US$428m in aid

About 473,928 recipients from low income groups benefited from the government's 1Azam programme, an effort to fight poverty.

Malaysia's government spending to exceed target by 6%

Lower oil revenue looms amid sluggish export demands.

Malaysia in dire need of revenue and expenditure reforms

The country's financial system and corporate sector have made Malaysia's large fiscal deficits and high government debt "affordable".

No sigh of relief yet for Malaysia's export industry

 A 1.6% improvement from April's export performance is in the offing but analysts say this "growth" is largely the result of low base effect.

Rice cookers still the best selling small appliance in SEA

2.1 million rice cookers were sold in Southeast Asia despite the sales dip suffered by the Small Domestic Appliances sector in 1Q12.

Domestic demand driving more of Malaysian growth

Efforts by policymakers to expand the economy through consumption and and investment growth are gaining traction.

Malaysia consumers buy 120,000 IT hardware units in 1Q12

Malaysia's B2B IT market is now valued at US$75.5m, with laptop sales counting as the biggest contributor in IT retail.